Court looms for Vanessa Hudgens after lawyers fail to reach deal with ex-manager
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009High School Musical actress Vanessa Hudgens could be headed to court after lawyers for the star failed to reach an agreement with a former manager over a $5 million lawsuit.
Hudgens, 20, was pictured leaving a mediation session in Los Angeles today between her and Johnny Vieira, who is suing her for $5 million he claims to be owed for making her a star.
Hudgens had nothing to say as she walked from the law offices but Vieira told reporters the meeting was a failure.
"The mediation was not successful, so it looks like we are moving to trial,” he said.
Vieira later released a statement saying: "It’s unfortunate we were unable to settle this matter today but I look forward to the trial where we will show a jury that I was responsible for launching Vanessa’s career yet wasn’t adequately compensated.”
Vieira is suing the actress for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty, and is also asking that a private settlement they agreed on when they parted ways be rescinded.
Source: Splash News
